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Unit10
Globalization
Word Bank
alienation: a turning away; estrangement疏远，疏离
altitude篮子的英文: the height of a thing above a reference level高度，海拔
asmble: to bring or call together into a group or whole召集
bureaucrat: an official of a bureaucracy官僚三年级下册英语试卷
collaboration: the act of working with another or others on a joint project协作
commission: a group of people officially authorized to perform certain duties or functions调查团
commoditize: to make sth. bear the feature of being a commodity商品化
commodity: something uful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage日用品，商品英语小故事短文
concrete: of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance具体的，实际的
converge: to tend toward or approach an intercting point汇聚
destructive: causing or wreaking destruction; ruinous破坏，破坏性的
dismantling: the act of taking apart or tearing down拆开，分解
embassy: a building containing the offices of an ambassador and staff大使馆太棒了
embolden: to foster boldness or courage in使大胆，使有胆量
exclusion: the act or practice of excluding 排除
flattening: being flat扁平的
gang: a group of criminals or hoodlums帮派
grievance: a feeling of rentment or injustice at having been unfairly treated抱怨；委屈
hateful: feeling or showing hatred憎恨的
instrument: a means by which something is done; an implement手段；工具
invisible: impossible to e; not visible看不见的
diplomatic是什么意思
minimize: to reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree最小化
outsource: to buy in (components for a product) rather than manufacture them外界供应
oyster: any of veral edible bivalve mollusks牡蛎
potential: capable of being but not yet in existence潜在的，可能的
keyboardrefuge: a place providing protection or shelter庇护所
rervation: the act of rerving保留
restriction: the act of restricting限带，限定
守护天使英文
retiree: one who has retired from active working life退休者
spot: a place of relatively small and definite limits场所；地点
stimulate: to excite (a nerve, organ, etc.) with a stimulus刺激；激发
summon: to call together召集；召唤
swarm: to move in or form a large number成群移动或出现
unlock: to undo or t free打开；释放
乱码英文utmost: of the highest or greatest degree, amount, or intensity; most extreme极度的，最大的
versus: against与……相对
warp: to turn or twist (wood, for example) out of shape扭曲
Phras and Expressions
bring about: to cau to happen造成
bring down: to cau to fall打倒，击落
draw up: to prepare a draft of (a legal document) 草拟
look through: to examine查阅；审校
reflect on: to think over思考；反省
Reading Comprehension
Choo the best for each of the following.
1. It is concluded in the article that 11/9 and 9/11 are different in that __C___.
A. 11/9 brought down a wall and 9/11 opened the windows of the world
B. 11/9 brought down the World Trade Center and 9/11 put up new invisible walls
C. 11/9 reprented the creative imagination and 9/11 reprented the destructive imagination
D. 11/9 unlocked half the planet and 9/11 made the citizens potential partners and competitors
2. According to the article, what might be the cau(s) of 11/9? ( D )
A. Hundreds of East Germans sought refuge at the West German embassy in Hungary.
B. The East German government gave in to the pressure built up by the escape of more than thirteen thousand East Germans.
C. Eastern Europeans looked forward to walking out from behind the Iron Curtain and engage with a flattening world.
D. All of the above.
3. "We were the only superpower, and the world was our oyster" (Para. 4) Here "oyster" i
nfers that __B__.
A. the world itlf provides a shelter for Americans
B. people in America could enjoy supreme freedom so as to get everything they want from life
杭州樱花日语
C. Americans feel to be playing a significant role in the whole world
D. America is a paradi of liberty and freedom
4. Why could imagination never be commoditized according to the article? ( B )
A. Becau imagination is too important to be commoditized.
B. Becau imagination is too individualized to be commoditized.
C. Becau it is extremely tough for imagination to be commoditized under a near total monopoly of power.
D. Becau it is of no value at all to commoditize imagination.
5. It can be inferred from what Irving Wladawsky Berger says that ___A__.
A. positive imagination could possibly ea the danger from individuals even without the instruments of a state
